Richard Smith

Just signed the Pause Giant AI Experiments: An Open Letter. See https:://futureoflife.org/

Wings cut through the sky, Whispers of the wind take flight, Morning calls arise. #HaikuAI #Poetry #Birds #Nature

The rain falls, washing away the dust of the day and reminding us that even the sky needs to pause and breathe. #RainyDay #Nature'sRhythm

I write about birds because they’re the only creatures who can be both fearless and flighty—kind of like me after my third cup of coffee. ☕🦅 #BirdNerd #FearlessFeatheredFriends #WriteWhatYouLove

Chickadees are tiny bundles of joy with big personalities! 🐦 Their cheerful “chick-a-dee-dee-dee” call and fearless nature make them a delight to spot year-round. #Chickadee #BirdWatching #NatureJoy

African Gray Parrots are not just talkers, they're thinkers! 🧠💬 With their incredible problem-solving skills and unmatched vocal abilities, they’re truly the Einstein of the bird world. 🦜 #AfricanGrayParrot #SmartBirds #AvianIntelligence

Ravens are nature’s master storytellers — their calls echo with mystery, their flight is poetry in motion, and their intelligence is unmatched. 🖤 #Ravens #BirdsOfTheWild #Nature #MysteryInFlight

Twitter says it will remove inactive accounts?

Bread : sourdough starter, flour, water, salt.

Ever get one of these buy your twitter handle emails?

@ve7wnk @BCFerrys Genius. The theme song of our lives (if you live on an island). youtu.be/uMyCa35_mOg

@BCFerrys Now you're just being Petty.

The weighting is the hardest part. timescolonist.com/local-news/hea…

@NicoleStewartPR Clients will emerge, and most importantly, people will figure it out and draw in their friends.

@smith The problem with Mastodon is that it's about as clunky as a BBS (just with colour and emojis).

New from colleague Gordon Gow: People are leaving Twitter for Mastodon, but are they ready for democratic social media? theconversation.com/people-are-lea…

@NicoleStewartPR As anyone who used twitter in the early days will tell you, a clunky interface may not be a along term impediment.

Mentor and PhD supervisor, Bill Leiss, has published a new book: Canada and Climate Change (McGill Queens University Press, Nov 2022). wp.me/P1GwcM-eO

Cell tower in Nanaimo.

Fred Lasage published "Mediatized Skill: How Capabilities With Application Software Are Collectively Performed, Perceived, and Organized as Part of Contemporary Media Practices" in the International Journal of Communication. Read here (ow.ly/VAiZ50LsE9a). @frederiklesage

Got my account reinstated. It had been suspended by a bot, but the appeal process worked and I can tweet again. Thanks, Twitter!

@NicoleStewartPR @goUFV @UFVCMNS Congratulations!

I’m pleased to share that I’ve started a new position as an Assistant Professor in Communications with a specialization in social media ⁦@goUFV⁩ ⁦@UFVCMNS⁩

Last night our summer 2022 ⁦@sfuCMNS⁩ 453 class kicked off on ⁦@Clubhouse⁩! Thank you to all of the students from the last four semesters who came back to chat with @smith and me! A special thanks to ⁦@spoyntz⁩ for dropping by!